At the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in our asia program. Welcome to our event called weighing bad options. Past diplomacy with north korea and Alliance Options today. The Significant Interest we see in todays event, of course, is attributable to the quality and reputation of our speakers and our panelists. It is also a topic that is foremost in the minds of policymakers in embassies in washington. What kinds of realistic Diplomatic Options do we have to prevent a Nuclear Catastrophe with north korea and how do we evaluate these options. Today as japanese citizens unfortunately grow accustomed to Missile Warning sirens and text messages. Its worth remembering that a decade ago this month the second phase actions and the sixparty talks were jointly decided for implementing north korean denuclearization in exchange for diplomatic normalization and economic cooperation. This included dismantlement or disablement of north Korean Nuclear facilities, among other steps. A year la
Across england and wales, and Police Declare a Critical Incident in pondypridd as storm jorge sweeps in from the west. A new deal set to be signed between the us and the taliban, ahead of the withdrawal of american troops as the taliban boast of victory. In a moment we will bring you all the latest on the coronavirus but first we have some breaking political news. For more our correspondent Laura Kuenssberg is in north london. Good kuenssberg is in north london. Morning. In the las minutes good morning. In the last few minutes we have had a Public Statement here from the home office boss, sir philip rotman, who has quit hisjob boss, sir philip rotman, who has quit his job and boss, sir philip rotman, who has quit hisjob and in a highly boss, sir philip rotman, who has quit his job and in a highly unusual decision he has decided to go public with his concerns and reasons why. Some of our with his concerns and reasons why. Some of oui reasons with his concerns and reasons why. Some of ou
Intentions clear. There is a chance that we could end up having a major, major conflict with north korea. Absolutely. We have been very clear. We do not seek regime change or a collapse of the regime. Were seeking is the same thing china has said, a full denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. Bill kt mcfar len is here and thank you for your time year. Its great to be back with you on americas newsroom. Bill lets start with the headline. What does the president mean by a major, major conflict . The president is looking at what north korea has done in the last decade. North korea has built a massive conventional military and army right on the south korean border. Theyre developing missiles to deliver Nuclear Weapons to our allies in Southeast Asia but could eventually devil one that could reach the United States. What President Trump said the first day of office to his National Security council team was this is our most immediate crisis. This is the thing that could present a threat t
Smith. The United Nations Security Council right now kicking off an emergency meeting in response to north koreas first test of an interleague Ballistic Missile, capable of striking alaska. A live look from the u. N. Headquarters here in new york city where u. S. Ambassador nikki haley, representatives from other countries as well, are preparing to speak. Ambassador haley requested the meeting, along with officials from south korea and japan. We will monitor the event and bring it to you live if there are major developments. This comes as President Trump prepares for his first facetoface meeting with russian president Vladimir Putin and second meeting with the chinese president on the sidelines of the g20 summit in germany. China is north koreas biggest ally, and today President Trump tweeted trade between china and north korea grew almost 40 in the first quarter, so much for china working with us, but we had to give it a try. North korean staterun media released video of this weeks mi
Jennifer griffin at the pentagon. What is new about this Missile Launch . Reporter the pentagon said this is not a missile it has seen before. It was fired from a launch head never used before, flying for 37 minutes. Weve also learned that u. S. Intelligence watched the north koreans prepare for this launch in advance. They saw the missile being fueled. We are told this new icbm missile used liquid fuel which means it takes time and if left mobile than if solid fuel had been used. Late yesterday the pentagon responded to the test by releasing this video of American Army and south Korean Military units near seoul testing short range surface to surface missiles which can travel up to 200 miles away. Keep in mind seoul is only 35 miles from the dmz, the border with north korea. North korea has thousands of artillery units pointed at seoul. Melissa i have heard a lot of people ask the question, why didnt the pentagon just shoot it down. Whats the answer to that . Captain jeff davis said th